|
Year |
Life |
| 1564 |
Shakespeare Born |
| 1565-1581 |
Richard Burbage,
the greatest tragedian of the age, who would eventually portray Hamlet,
Lear, Othello and all Shakespeare's great parts born
James Burbage (father of
Richard) obtains a 21 year lease and permission to build The Theatre in
Shoreditch
The Curtain, a rival theater near The Theatre, opens in Finbury
|
| 1582 |
Shakespeare Married
Anne Hathaway |
| 1583 |
Birth of daughter Susanna
The Queen's Company is formed in London |
| 1585 |
Birth of twins, Judith and
Hamnet |
| 1587-1592 |
Departure from Stratford
Establishment in London as an actor/playwright |
| 1593 |
Preferment sought through aristocratic connections - dedicates Venus and
Lucrece to Henry Wriothsley, Earl of Southampton - possibly the youth of
the Sonnets |
| 1594 |
Founding member of the Lord
Chamberlain's Men |
| 1594-1596 |
The Lyrical
masterpieces
Prosperity and recognition as the leading London
playwright.
John Shakespeare reapplies successfully for a
coat of arms
Hamnet Shakespeare dies at age 11
|
| 1597-1599 |
Artistic Maturity
Purchases New Place, Stratford with other significant
investments
The Globe Theater built on Bankside from the timbers
of The Theatre. Shakespeare is a shareholder and
receives about 10% of the profits
|
| 1600-1608 |
The Period of the
Great Tragedies & Problem Plays
The Fortune Theater opens
Shakespeare's father dies
The Lord Chamberlain's Men become The King's Men
who perform at court more than any other company
Susanna Shakespeare married Dr. John Hall
The King's Men begin playing at the Blackfriars
Shakespeare's mother dies
|
| 1609-1611 |
Period
of the Romances
1609 Publication of the Sonnets |
| 1612-1616 |
Shakespeare probably retires from London life to Stratford
Works on collaborations with John Fletcher
Judith Shakespeare married Thomas Quiney
Shakespeare apparently ill revises his will
Shakespeare dies and is burried at Holy
trinity Church, Stratford
|
William Shakespeare
